Orange Jello Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. water
2 3 oz. pkg. orange jello
12 to 16 oz. Cool Whip
2 cans mandarin oranges, drained
2 3 oz. pkg. instant tapioca pudding

Preparation

Boil water. Thoroughly dissolve orange jello and tapioca pudding in water (the tapioca will tend to settle and clump if not stirred completely). Refrigerate until partially set (2 to 3 hours). Thaw Cool Whip and stir into partly set jello until it is mixed and smooth. Stir in oranges and refrigerate until ready to serve. Also good with raspberries and raspberry jello or strawberries and strawberry jello, etc.